Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices

Menthol vapes and forum shopping, FDA tobacco control comes before justices

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a clash over whether a North Carolina-based company can challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of its application to market e-cigarettes in the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana. The company, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, joined a lawsuit by retailers based in Texas and Mississippi – two states covered by the 5th Circuit.

Although the dispute may seem like a technical one, … Read the rest

Voice Search Comes To Gen AI – SoundHound And Perplexity.

My new favorite Gen AI search engine, Perplexity, now can communicate by voice with the user. It is like having a conversation with the world’s smartest computer assistant, and has replaced Google Search as my first legal research stopping point. In addition, it serves as a complete voice assistant no matter what I am doing. Want to hear about the nearest gas station, restaurant, or sight seeing opportunity when traveling? Just ask Perplexity. It feels like the future; and, not

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Bump-stock ban comes before Supreme Court

Bump-stock ban comes before Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has already heard oral argument in one major gun-rights case this term, and on Wednesday the court will hear another. In November, the justices heard United States v. Rahimi, a challenge to the constitutionality of a federal law that makes it a crime for someone who is the subject of a domestic-violence restraining order to have a gun. Wednesday’s case involves the interpretation of federal law rather than the Second Amendment. The question before the court … Read the rest